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Asian Art

Selected from Lifetime Collections | Bonhams Skinner

27 March 2023 | starting at 10:00 EDT

We are often touched by tales of unexpected, pioneering art collectors and amazed at their expertise, refined tastes, and keen artistic senses. Not always the exclusive pursuit of the wealthy elite, art collecting is more widely appreciated, as our March auctions hope to demonstrate.

In our March 27th Live sale, Asian Art: Selected from Lifetime Collections, we are thrilled to present the collection of Milton Drexel (Rex) Rutherford, a military veteran who worked on the Subway excavation in Chicago, later in his career, a customer of his business gave him a piece of Asian art, sparking a life dedicated to collecting, honing in on important examples of Japanese metalwork and lacquer, as well as exceptional Kangxi ceramics.

Other collections include pieces belonging to an immigrant who focused on selecting rare ancient Chinese metalworks, Yixing wares from a collector who was inspired by and dedicated his life to the beauty of the clay teapot, unusual finds from a lifetime dealer of Japanese paintings and prints, and Chinese ceramics from a refined personal collection.

Previews for the March 27th live auction in Boston will be held in our Boston Gallery on March 22nd, 23rd, and 24th.

Live Auction

Skinner Boston

Auction highlights

Cloisonne/Gilt-bronze Table Screen Electrified as Lamp. Estimate: US$30,000 - US$50,000

Ko-Kutani Double-gourd Bottle Vase. Estimate: US$15,000 - US$25,000

Mixed-metal-inlaid Iron Censer and Cover. Estimate: US$10,000 - US$15,000

Blue and White Covered Jar. Estimate: US$6,000 - US$8,000

Blue and White Elephant-form Kendi. Estimate: US$4,000 - US$6,000

Nephrite Jade Floral Teapot. Estimate: US$2,000 - US$3,000

Pair of High Famille Rose Lotus Stands. Estimate: US$2,000 - US$3,000

Paul Jacoulet (1896-1960), Lady in Red. Estimate: US$2,000 - US$3,000

Three Illustrated Folios. Estimate: US$1,500 - US$2,500

Sumida Ware Jar and Cover. Estimate: US$800 - US$1,200

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71 lots available

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Asian Art (Bonhams Skinner)

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Suhyung Kim

Director, Asian Works of Art

Tel: +15089703274

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Helen Eagles

Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art

Tel: +15089703132

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Client Services (Bonhams Skinner)

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Bids (Bonhams Skinner)

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Asian Art

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1 — Ko-Kutani Double-gourd Bottle Vase

2 — Yellow Peking Glass Bottle Vase

3 — Amber Peking Glass Bottle Vase

4 — Blue and White Elephant-form Kendi

5 — Blue and White Covered Vase

6 — Blue and White Reticulated Double-walled Bowl

7 — Large Blue and White Dragon Vase

8 — Powder Blue Gilt-decorated Rouleau Vase

9 — Powder Blue Gilt-decorated Rouleau Vase

10 — Famille Verte Jar

11 — Famille Verte Cup

12 — Dehua Porcelain Footed Censer

13 — White-glazed Figure of an Immortal Mounted as Lamp

14 — White-glazed Gu Vase

15 — Nephrite Jade Floral Teapot

16 — Jade Openwork Carving of a Crab

17 — Nephrite Jade Carving of a Gourd

18 — Jade Carving of a Reclining Shishi

19 — Archaic-style Openwork Jade Plaque

20 — Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle

21 — Tianhuang Stone Carving of a Buddha's Citron

22 — White Nephrite Jade Openwork Pendant

23 — Sumida Ware Jar and Cover

24 — Mino Ware Green Oribe-type Deep Bowl

25 — Ko-Imari Bowl Mounted on an Ormolu Stand

26 — Famile Rose Wu Shuang Pu Bowl and Cover

27 — Famille Rose Wu Shuang Pu Vase Mounted as Lamp

28 — Pair of High Famille Rose Lotus Stands

29 — Six Famille Rose Snuff Bottles, Miniature Vases, and Bottles

30 — Famille Rose Turquoise-ground Vase

31 — Famille Rose Openwork Teapot

32 — Reticulated Archaistic Trompe-L'oeil Vase

33 — Blue and White Powder Blue-ground Covered Jar

34 — Underglazed Blue Iron-red Enameled Dragon Dish

35 — Iron red-glazed Brush Washer

36 — Blue and White Iron-red Phoenix Dish

37 — Pair of Blue and White Dishes

38 — Gilt/Powder Blue Ewer

39 — Blue and White Covered Jar

40 — Pale Celadon Cong Vase

41 — Teadust-glazed Vase

42 — Yellow-glazed Dragon Bowl

43 — Large Cream-glazed Tripod Censer

44 — Jizhou Iron Brown/Black-glazed Lidded Jar

45 — Yixing Bulb Bowl

46 — Fujian Yixing Teapot

47 — Light Brown-lacquered Mallow-form Dish

48 — Cloisonne Foliate-rimmed Shallow Dish

Specialist contacts

Asian Art (Bonhams Skinner)

Suhyung Kim

Helen Eagles

Client Services (Bonhams Skinner)

Bids (Bonhams Skinner)

Additional information

Auction information

Auction Viewings

Conditions of Sale

1 —
Ko-Kutani Double-gourd Bottle Vase

2 —
Yellow Peking Glass Bottle Vase

3 —
Amber Peking Glass Bottle Vase

4 —
Blue and White Elephant-form Kendi

5 —
Blue and White Covered Vase

6 —
Blue and White Reticulated Double-walled Bowl

7 —
Large Blue and White Dragon Vase

8 —
Powder Blue Gilt-decorated Rouleau Vase

9 —
Powder Blue Gilt-decorated Rouleau Vase

10 —
Famille Verte Jar

11 —
Famille Verte Cup

12 —
Dehua Porcelain Footed Censer

13 —
White-glazed Figure of an Immortal Mounted as Lamp

14 —
White-glazed Gu Vase

15 —
Nephrite Jade Floral Teapot

16 —
Jade Openwork Carving of a Crab

17 —
Nephrite Jade Carving of a Gourd

18 —
Jade Carving of a Reclining Shishi

19 —
Archaic-style Openwork Jade Plaque

20 —
Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle

21 —
Tianhuang Stone Carving of a Buddha's Citron

22 —
White Nephrite Jade Openwork Pendant

23 —
Sumida Ware Jar and Cover

24 —
Mino Ware Green Oribe-type Deep Bowl

25 —
Ko-Imari Bowl Mounted on an Ormolu Stand

26 —
Famile Rose Wu Shuang Pu Bowl and Cover

27 —
Famille Rose Wu Shuang Pu Vase Mounted as Lamp

28 —
Pair of High Famille Rose Lotus Stands

29 —
Six Famille Rose Snuff Bottles, Miniature Vases, and Bottles

30 —
Famille Rose Turquoise-ground Vase

31 —
Famille Rose Openwork Teapot

32 —
Reticulated Archaistic Trompe-L'oeil Vase

33 —
Blue and White Powder Blue-ground Covered Jar

34 —
Underglazed Blue Iron-red Enameled Dragon Dish

35 —
Iron red-glazed Brush Washer

36 —
Blue and White Iron-red Phoenix Dish

37 —
Pair of Blue and White Dishes

38 —
Gilt/Powder Blue Ewer

39 —
Blue and White Covered Jar

40 —
Pale Celadon Cong Vase

41 —
Teadust-glazed Vase

42 —
Yellow-glazed Dragon Bowl

43 —
Large Cream-glazed Tripod Censer

44 —
Jizhou Iron Brown/Black-glazed Lidded Jar

45 —
Yixing Bulb Bowl

46 —
Fujian Yixing Teapot

47 —
Light Brown-lacquered Mallow-form Dish

48 —
Cloisonne Foliate-rimmed Shallow Dish